1. In the spring of the year maple trees are tapped for sap to make sugar. True/False and why?
a.)True, maple trees are tapped in the spring because the sap begins to flow and the starch that was stored in the roots all winter changes back into sugar
b.)False, maple trees are not tapped in the spring because after the winter there is not enough sap to bother extracting. It must build up through the spring and summer.
c.)False, maple trees are tapped in the fall to ensure that the tree has enough energy stored to make it through the winter.
2. Potato beetles do not eat the tubers of the plant which man uses; they feed only on the leaves. Why take the trouble to poison the beetles then?
a.)Because beetle dung causes the potatoes to have a bitter flavor
b.)Because if the leaves are destroyed no photosynthesis takes place and the plant has no extra food to be stored as a potato
c.)Because the beetles burrow into the potatoes to lay their eggs
2007-11-26
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